महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-8

तस्मादहमुपश्रुत्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथम् ।
इदमास्तीकमाख्यानं तुभ्यं शौनक पृच्छते ॥८॥

8. tasmādahamupaśrutya pravakṣyāmi yathātatham ,
idamāstīkamākhyānaṁ tubhyaṁ śaunaka pṛcchate.

8. tasmāt aham upaśrutya pravakṣyāmi yathātatham
idam āstīkam ākhyānam tubhyam śaunaka pṛcchate

8. Therefore, having heard it, I will accurately narrate this tale of Āstīka to you, O Śaunaka, since you are asking.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (referring to having heard it from his father) (therefore, from that, hence)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Sūta, the narrator) (I)

• उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having heard (from my father, the story) (having heard, having listened to)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will speak, I will tell, I will narrate)

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - accurately, faithfully (truthfully, accurately, exactly as it is)

• इदम् (idam) - this (narrative) (this, this one)

• आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - of Āstīka (related to Āstīka, of Āstīka)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, tale (narration, tale, story, narrative)

• तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you (to you, for you)

• शौनक (śaunaka) - O Śaunaka (O Śaunaka (vocative))

• पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - as you ask, since you are asking (dative of present participle) (to the one asking, for the one asking)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (referring to having heard it from his father) (therefore, from that, hence)

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb connecting sentences.

अहम् (aham) - I (Sūta, the narrator) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Subject of 'pravakṣyāmi'.

उपश्रुत्य (upaśrutya) - having heard (from my father, the story) (having heard, having listened to)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

Formed with 'lyap' suffix from 'upa' + 'śru'

Prefix: upa

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will speak, I will tell, I will narrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac

Future tense of 'pravac'

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - accurately, faithfully (truthfully, accurately, exactly as it is)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound of 'yathā' (as) and 'tatha' (so)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tatha)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• tatham – so, true, actual
  indeclinable
  Adverbial form of 'tathya' or 'tatha'

Note: Modifies 'pravakṣyāmi'.

इदम् (idam) - this (narrative) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'ākhyānam'.

आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - of Āstīka (related to Āstīka, of Āstīka)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Name of a sage; relating to Āstīka

Secondary derivation from 'Asti' or 'Āstīka'

Note: Agrees with 'ākhyānam'.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, tale (narration, tale, story, narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - tale, narrative, story, legend

action noun

From root 'khyā' (to tell) with prefix 'ā' and 'ana' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

तुभ्यम् (tubhyam) - to you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Indirect object of 'pravakṣyāmi'.

शौनक (śaunaka) - O Śaunaka (O Śaunaka (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śaunaka

śaunaka - Name of a famous sage, descendant of Śunaka

Patronymic from Śunaka

Note: Addressed directly.

पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - as you ask, since you are asking (dative of present participle) (to the one asking, for the one asking)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

present participle

Present active participle of root 'prach' (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'tubhyam' (masculine, dative singular).